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by Jenemb
October 8th, 2010, 4:10 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Any book collectors here?
Replies: 16
Views: 6202

Re: Any book collectors here?

Hi, Down the well!

The weirder, the better, as far as I'm concerned! So far I haven't used too much for research - just a tiny bit from the Embalming book on how many days it takes for eyeballs to liquify after death. Never thought I'd have a character ruminating on that, so there you go!
by Jenemb
October 4th, 2010, 9:53 am
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Introduction Thread
Replies: 647
Views: 407695

Re: The Introduction Thread

Everyone here is so nice! I'm Jen. I live in Townsville (the most unimaginatively named place in the world), Queensland, Australia. I'm 34, and also wishing that I'd started getting serious about writing a lot earlier. Although, to be fair, when I was a teenager there weren't resources like these bl...
by Jenemb
September 18th, 2010, 2:45 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Any book collectors here?
Replies: 16
Views: 6202

Re: Any book collectors here?

Somehow I've started a collection of old medical books. I have no interest in medicine particularly, I just love the look of them- the typeset, pictures, and binding. My favourites are "British Pharmacopoeia 1932", which tells you how to make a tincture of laudanum, "The Book of Natur...